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Optics & Imaging · Recorded milestone

Black-hole image

Recorded year2019

The Event Horizon Telescope links radio dishes worldwide to image M87*.

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Built on

SuperconductivityRecorded · 1911requires
Radio astronomyRecorded · 1932enables
Atomic clockRecorded · 1955enables
Hard disk driveRecorded · 1956requires
Integrated circuitRecorded · 1958requires
DRAM memory chipRecorded · 1970requires
MicroprocessorRecorded · 1971requires

Led to

Quantum-linked telescope arraysForecast · ~2070enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.